(a) Organization. The composition and appointment of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be in compliance with and as provided in Section 10.06 of the City Charter.
(b) Powers and Duties. For the purpose of this Planning and Zoning Code, the City Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the following responsibilities that are in addition to all other powers and duties granted to the Commission by Section 10.06 of the City Charter:
(1) To interpret the meaning and intent of this Code as stated in Section 1202.04.
(2) To review and act on all plans and plats for the subdivision of land according to the procedures set forth in Chapter 1224.
(3) To review requests for waiver of improvement requirements for a minor subdivision as set forth in Section 1224.02(f)(3) of the Subdivision Regulations.
(4) To review and approve or disapprove all new and modified development plans for non-single-family developments as required by this Code.
(5) To review and approve or disapprove applications for conditional use certificates for a particular zoning lot according to provisions and criteria stated in Section 1232.05.
(6) To make a determination that a proposed use that is not listed or provided for in this Code is substantially similar to and of the same general character as the uses that are listed as permitted in a particular district according to the procedures set forth in Section 1232.08.
(7) To review all proposed amendments to the Planning and Zoning Code and Zoning Districts Map and to submit to Council its recommendations with respect to such proposed amendments according to the provisions and criteria set forth in Chapter 1212.
(8) To review and approve or disapprove the substitution of one nonconforming use for another nonconforming use.
(9) To interpret district boundaries as stated in Section 1234.08.
(10) To investigate and to propose, on its own initiative, such amendments to this Code as it may deem consistent with the purposes of this Code and which further the public health, safety, and general welfare of the City.
(11) To adopt rules and bylaws for the holding of regular and special meetings, for the transaction and disposition of its business, and for the exercise of its powers.
(12) To hear and decide appeals. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall hear and determine all appeals from any decision or action made by the Zoning Administrator, or by any administrative officer on matters relating to this Code, for relief from any order, requirement, decision, or determination, including the refusal, granting, or revocation of permits, and then to decide appeals by either reversing, affirming wholly or in part or modifying such order, requirement, decision, or determination subject to the provisions of Section 1232.06.
(13) To authorize variances from the terms of this Code. When results inconsistent with the general purpose of this Code result through the strict and literal interpretation and enforcement of the provisions hereof, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall have authority subject to the provisions of Section 1232.07 to grant, upon such conditions as it may determine, such variances from the provisions of this Code as may be in harmony with its general purpose and intent, so that the spirit of this Code shall be observed, public safety and welfare secured, and substantial justice done.
(14) To review and approve or disapprove the restoration, reconstruction, or extension of noncomforming buildings and structures; and the improvement of a vacant nonconforming lot with a building other than a single-family dwelling.
(Ord. 24-97. Passed 10-14-97; Ord. 62-2019. Passed 9-10-19.)